500 Common Words: Syllable
Stress

Syllable
Stress Video
A syllable is a sound unit in
a
word or one beat. For instance, you can
clap your hands one time when saying "June" and four times when saying
"January." June has one syllable. January has four syllables.

Most
of the common words have the
stress on the 1st
syllable. The words
on the list below have the stress on the 2nd syllable. Remember that
when you stress a sound, you also take stress away from the other parts
of the word. For instance, "computer" sounds like "cumPYUdr." The
stressed syllables are in capital letters. Read the list, then
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About
=
uBOUt

Before
=
beeFOR
or buFOR

Computer =
cumPYUdr

Direct
=
drRECT

Perhaps
=
prHAPS

Above
=
uBUV

Began
=
beeGAN
or buGAN

Contain
=
cunTAIN

Enough
=
eeNUF
or eNUF

Remember
=
reeMEMbr or ruMEMbr

Again
=
uGEN

Begin
=
beeGIN
or buGIN

Correct
=
crRECT

Example
=
egZAMpul (x sounds like "gz")

Together
=
tuGEthr

Ago
=
uGO

Behind
=
beeHIND
or buHIND

Decide
=
deeSIDE
or duSIDE

Important
=
imPORnt or imPORtunt

Until
=
unTIL

Among
=
uMUNG

Between
=
beeTWEEN or buTWEEN

Deliver
=
deeLIvr or duLIvr

Forgotten
=
forGOn or frGOtun

Appear
=
uPEER

Complete=
cumPLEEt

Develop
=
deeVElup or duVElup

Machine
=
MuSHEEN

* a
small "t" at the
end indicates a
stopped T or small T sound.

*
when E is the second letter and not stressed, it often
reduces to the short "u" as in "up."

* "er," "ir" and "ur" have the same sound.

* "u" indicates the "u" sound as in
"up." A long U as in "flute" is spelled as "oo."

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